What should Cotto do now?

[garryd]

Hatton has one valuable quality all top fighters have and Cotto needs to learn ASAP, clinching. Even with Cortez all over him he still hold for much of the fight, hit and hold. And on top of that he guy's fast too. Good matchup and one Cotto can possible win but i wouldn't be so sure. Hatton's will come nothing short of Margarito's! Cotto's defense is slipping punches and cover up and retreating when the heat is too much. How's that a good defense? Mayweather can give you a tiny shoulder as a target, can tie you up if you go at him inside and can slip punches WHILE countering (big difference). On second thought, i think this would be a very hard fight for Cotto but he can win yeah.

Good post this ,just what i was saying!

[Allucard]

Ironically some of what hurt Cotto the most was having 36 year old opponents, Judah coming of 2 losses, one NC and 1 year layoff (1 round in between) and Gomez. Had he been fighting Clottey, Cintron (when he was hot) or some people who could at least go at Cotto like Margarito had, he would have learned some effective defense and learned how to fight going back.

[garryd]

Ironically some of what hurt Cotto the most was having 36 year old opponents, Judah coming of 2 losses, one NC and 1 year layoff (1 round in between) and Gomez. Had he been fighting Clottey, Cintron (when he was hot) or some people who could at least go at Cotto like Margarito had, he would have learned some effective defense and learned how to fight going back.

I just was frustrated Cotto didn't tie Margarito up more!? IMO In the latter half of the fight Cottos foot work wasn't good enough to back peddle out a danger ! this is when he should of adjusted and tied Margarito up more!?